The Elder Statesman

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elderstatesman
This past Fourth of July I had visits from my two youngest sons, both professionals and I listened intently as they talked in a language admittedly I did not understand. It was techno talk and at that moment I realized that even though as an editor decades ago, I had ushered in [...]

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elderstatesman
In my early newspaper days in Los Angeles, I was given an unusual assignment to read the Associated Press, United Press and all the wire services for which my newspaper subscribed in search of oddities in the news. I would compile for a front-page column. It was my editor’s way of lightening [...]